Motorists in southern Spain were given a massive surprise by a hippopotamus who’d escaped from the circus and plodded over a busy street on Wednesday.

The hippo was the star of several videos posted to social media after it stopped traffic in the southern town of Palos de la Frontera. No one was injured before police and circus staff were able to corral the animal and return it to captivity, local media reported.

Hippos are herbivores and according to National Geographic can grow up to 8,000 lbs in weight — around twice the average weight of a car in the U.S.

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Giant Tortoise Finally Gets a Bath After 184 Years

Here’s one shell of a story: Jonathan the Giant Tortoise — reputed to be the oldest known living land animal on Earth at an estimated age of 184 years — has finally had a bath.

The massive reptile is considered a “national treasure” on the tiny British island territory of St. Helena. He reportedly was a mere 50 years old when he was delivered as a gift to St. Helena by the governor of the Seychelles in the late 1800s.